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7 comments on “Straight Up Hair”

Yes My Sister, people can not believe that dark-skinned Black women, have a variety of hair. From the curly curly, to almost bone straight, and all, with a beautiful, dark-brown, chocolate-coloured, skin.We must celebrate everything that is Black, female and beautiful – in all its Great Glory!

Much appreciated. As people kept asking Lupita Nyong’o why she cut off her hair, I felt like I needed to warn people that I am still not going to beweaver myself, nor cut my hair off. My crown has a mind of its own, and I have learned to respect it. Straight up.

Nice poem. In majority of cultures around the world a lot of focus is placed on women to have hair or hair of a certain length as though it adds or takes away from them being women. I adore Lupita’s hair and find it to fit her very well.

Thanks acj. I cut up a poem into prose, and still dare call it a poem. Tsk.
Hair is used as a tool to control. Women know that when they now go (near) bald that they will get applauded for looking like Lupita. Lupita is a starlet who may grow up to be a Queen. That does not mean that I have to look like her at any time. White Pete does not like me without hair either. I will assume so, for I am not going to test it. Ha.

Thanks HLJ. Our hair is under attack, for unlike their dead hair, our hair is very much alive. Because I know it is not “just hair”, I know better than to cut it off. (But, if I were to decide to cut it off, then it would be “just hair”. Ha.)